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Author of The Teeth May Smile but the Heart Does Not Forget : Murder and Memory in Uganda, he writes about Africa for New York Times Magazine and The New Republic, among other publications; former resident of Uganda (2002-2004)

Board chair of APCO Worldwide, a global political strategies consultancy; former Governor of New Mexico and author of Between Worlds : The Making of an American Life; former Democratic candidate for president;

Author of 'Recipe for America: Why Our Food System is Broken and What We Can Do to Fix It,' blogger at La Vida Locavore and member of the policy advisory board of the Organic Consumers Association; former Whole Foods employee (2007)

Senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, he writes The Best Defense blog at ForeignPolicy.com; author of The Generals : American Military Command from World War II to Today, Fiasco : The American Military Adventure in Iraq and The Gamble : General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 and Pulitzer Prize-winning former military correspondent for the Washington Post

Screenwriter whose credits include 12 Years a Slave (won an Oscar in 2014), The Three Kings and Undercover Brother, which features a satirical portrayal of a black president; His current TV show is American Crime; Author of What Fire Cannot Burn and The American Way